Social Media Sparks Discussion on Wyoming’s Kokanee Salmon Fishing
Wyoming’s Kokanee salmon fishing has become the subject of an online discussion after a recent Facebook post drew significant attention and skepticism, K2 Radio reports.
The post, shared in the “I Grew Up in Wyoming!” Facebook group, featured photos of Kokanee salmon reportedly caught in Wyoming. It quickly gained thousands of likes and hundreds of comments, with many users questioning the accuracy of the description.
Attempts to locate the original post about a day later were unsuccessful, but the images have since been reshared with less enthusiasm.
One point of confusion is the timing: Kokanee salmon are typically silver in color except during their spawning season in September and early October, when they turn bright red. The post, however, showed bright red fish caught in late May, which sparked doubts.
K2 Radio contacted Cowboy Drifters, a local fishing guide service mentioned in the post, only to find out that they do not operate on reservoirs and have not sent guides named John recently.
Further investigation revealed that the photos appear to have been taken from a previous County 10 article. The fish shown were indeed Kokanee salmon caught on the Miracle Mile stretch of the Green River in Wyoming.
Wyoming has a known population of Kokanee salmon, originally introduced to Flaming Gorge Reservoir in 1963. Since then, a supplemental stocking program began in 1991, and in 2015, Wyoming Game and Fish launched its first broodstock program to support the species.
